Chinese surgeons removed a chopstick from a child’s brain this week. The 14 month old baby, Li Jingchao, fell with chopsticks in his hand, resulting in the injury.  He had to be driven 10 hours to Beijing in order to find a facility that could remove the chopstick.

The chop went up his nose and into his brain, causing a life-threatening situation.  In fact, by the time he arrived at the hospital, he had a high fever and his heart was beating irregularly.  X-rays revealed that the chopstick had penetrated 4mm into his brain.

Surgeons were able to dislodge the chopstick with only minor bleeding, and Li is expected to make a full recovery.

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